Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-10
MISS SCAMPER.

and few cared to know. She came with
an old gentleman who registered the
pair as IS. Scamper and grand-daught-
er. New York City," They were doubt
less poor folk on holiday. They had
no servants with them. The old man
wore suit of rather rusty black, and
his trunk, an antique leathern conven-
iency, bore the letters IS. s." in brass
headed ma Is. The young woman's
trunk, she had but one, was large
enough and of modern make, but it
was apparently not very we'll filed.
since she had shown but three dresses
all the three weeks she had remained.
One of these, of rich matreial, she wore
evenings; the other two of some wash
able material, were worn alternately
in day time. She had no jewelry be-
yond plain gold brooch. One of the
eligible young men there said that 1.-THE
Scamper has one Sunday go-to-meetn'
and two work day suits" for which his
neighbor should have kicked him, but
didn't.
The eligible young man was looking
for an eligible mate in the person of
Miss Bolsover, the great heiress, whom
the society paper had said was coming
to the Rappaquah; though; as she had
not come, the Browns young man OF
the society paper labored under delu-
sion. The match-mak ng dowagerS
did not fear this modest, pretty, and
wel-cutured young woman. for the
gilded youth, who were also lying in
wait for Miss Bosover, much more
gilded did not dangle in her train. Her
bus ness was to look after her poor old
grandfather, who was not in good
health, and with whom the waters SEEM
ed to agree. Didymus Dodd, who had
scraped an acquaintance with old
Scamper. as the fellows irreverently
called him, seemed to be her admirer;
but Didymus was nobodf. He was well
made, tall, handsome, and of good adj
dress; but he was only an upper clerk
in Philadelphia insurance company.
To be sure he would be superintendent
after January, vice Higgins. retired
and superannuated, and would then
draw a salary of five thousand q year.
But no one knew that, and the possible
good fortune to poor Miss Scamper;
and had they known five thousand =
year was no great matter. So the field
was left to Miss Scamper and welcome.
Didymus only began paying atten-
ton TO Miss Scamper out of curiosity,
and because no one else did; but the
more he saw of her the more he liked
her. and it ended in his being badly hit.
AS he and she were the only impecu-
NOUS people at the old and old-lash-
toned resort-the other visitors count
ing their dollars we'll up in the
hundred thousands-the matter at
tracted attention, and by the way of
getting both out of the way of marriag-
able sons and daughters. scheming
mothers lent the affair all the quiet en-
enlargement possible. And this pass
ed into more active nature from two
little incidents that occurred about ten
days before the end of the two months
vacation of Didymus.
There was Il Mrs. De Nyse of the
Springs, who was known as an anna.
teur vocalist of merit, and whose voice,
though little reedy in the upper notes
had been trained so well as to make
her worth II hearing. One evening, wher
few were in the parlor, her friends be,
sought her to favor them, and so on,
and she expressed her readiness. but
there happened to be no accompanies.
Miss Scampcr who was chatting neal
by with Didymus, looked up, and quiet
" sad, Perhaps | can serve you thai
way. Mrs De Nyse."
Can YOU play at sight, Miss Scamp
er?" inquired Mrs. d. Nvse.
Miss Sea-. per nodded assent, an,
seated herself at the p.ano-forte, .ant
accompanied the voice with such goo,
judgement that the singer was delight
ed
II wish | could carry YOU about will
me, my dear" she said. But do vo,
not singP You surely must"
"a tile"
Urged by all around. Mss Scamper
to her own accompaniment sang a,
aria u grcraJoye. Her voice prove
TO be a rich soprano, of full register
clear ms silver bell, and admirabl
cultivated There was q moment
pause when she had done. as thouoI
not TO loose a note, and then a storm .
applause.
Here was a sensation Evervbod
talked of her metbod and. the gIda
vouth were in ranturcs The mamma
conferred anil corc,pdaj that Ms
scamner was 4 member of some cburc
choir or attached to some English q,
era troupe who kpewp Rut thew war
civil Trere was a Marty going oyer ,
Almot Colonel parsifalrs plaee ma,
dsy. Would she ooP She assente,